Thursday, November 1, 2018

The small screen continues to attract big stars (especially when streaming studios have deep pockets) and this November Amazon Prime welcomes Hollywood icon Julia Roberts to their ranks with the drama, Homecoming.

Based on Gimlet Media's first fictional podcast of the same name, the psychological thriller sees the actress plays 'Heidi Bergman', a caseworker who works at a facility called Homecoming, helping soldiers transition back to civilian life from war.

Four years later she's living with her mother (played by Sissy Spacek) and working as a waitress and has no recollection of her time at Homecoming. The government and she wants to know why.

These series launch billboards were photographed along Melrose Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, Ventura Boulevard and the Sunset Strip from October 17 to October 29, 2018.

Amazon gave the conspiracy thriller a two season order, so we know there'll be more answers than those supplied in the first season to keep viewers hooked.UPDATED: Here's also another ad creative for the debut season of Homecoming and at least this version gives you a glimpse of what Julia Roberts may be up to in the drama. This therapy office billboard was spotted along L.A.'s 3rd Street on November 16, 2018.UPDATED: Congratulations to the drama series and its stars, Julia Roberts and Stephan James, for garnering three Golden Globe nominations. This nominee billboard was spotted high above Sunset Boulevard on December 19, 2018.UPDATED: Here's also an Emmy consideration billboard for the series spotted at Melrose and La Brea Avenues on May 8, 2019.

With Julia Roberts not reprising her role in the second season, it'll be interesting to see if TV Academy voters feel this show isn't buzzworthy enough to receive their attention.